Armando Cooper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Armando Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | November 26, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Colón, Panama | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Number | 40 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005 | Árabe Unido | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2011 | Árabe Unido | 105 | (22) |
| 2011–2015 | Godoy Cruz | 25 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | → Oțelul Galați (loan) | 21 | (3) |
| 2015– | FC St. Pauli | 7 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Panama U-20 | 14 | (3) |
| 2008 | Panama U-23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2010– | Panama | 39 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:15, 26 April 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Armando Cooper (born November 26, 1987) is a Panamanian football midfielder who plays for FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga.
Club career
Cooper began his career in the youth ranks of Panama's Árabe Unido. In 2006, he debuted for the professional side, and went on to help the team to achieve various domestic titles in the Liga Panameña de Fútbol. During January 2011 it was reported that Major League Soccer side New York Red Bulls were interested in signing Cooper.[1] However, the transfer did not go through.
In July 2011, he signed with Godoy Cruz of the Argentine First Division.
In February 2015, Cooper joined 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli.[2]
International career
Cooper was part of the Panama U-20 squad that participated in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Canada.
He made his debut with the full national team on January 20, 2010 against the national team of Chile. On January 16, 2011, he scored his first goal for Panama in a 2–0 victory over Nicaragua in a 2011 Copa Centroamericana match played at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City.[3]
Honours
- Arabe Unido
- Liga Panameña de Fútbol (3): 2008 (C), 2009 A II, 2010 (C)
References
- ↑ http://pa-digital.com.pa/periodico/edicion-actual/deportes-interna.php?story_id=1009438
- ↑ Harms, Carsten; Jacobs, Henrik (2 February 2015). "Cooper hat in Rumänien eine richtig gute Saison gespielt". abendblatt.de (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ↑ http://concacaf.globalsportsmedia.com/page.php?sport=soccer&language_id=es&page=tournament&view=match&match_id=1025874
External links
- Armando Cooper at National-Football-Teams.com
- possofutbol.com Profile
- Concacaf Profile
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